Theodore Roosevelt
Born October 27, 1858, New York City, New York · Died January 6, 1919, Oyster Bay, New York · Matinecock Lodge No. 806, Oyster Bay, NY
26th President of the United States, made a Mason in his hometown lodge on Long Island the year he became Vice President.
It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena.
26th President of the United States, made a Mason in his hometown lodge on Long Island the year he became Vice President.
Sources
- https://americanfreemasons.org/william-mckinley-freemason/
- https://info.acgl.eu/html/Famous_Masons/OUR%20MASONIC%20PRESIDENTS.pdf
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_presidents_of_the_United_States_who_were_Freemasons
- Portrait image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Theodore_Roosevelt_by_the_Pach_Bros_(4x5_cropped)_(3).jpg (Public domain)
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Life & Masonic Timeline
October 27, 1858
Born — New York City, New York
1880
Age 22
Graduated from Harvard
July 1, 1898
Age 39
Led the Rough Riders at San Juan Hill
January 1, 1899
Age 40
Became Governor of New York
January 2, 1901
Age 42
Initiated an Entered Apprentice in Matinecock Lodge No. 806, Oyster Bay, NY
March 4, 1901
Age 42
Inaugurated Vice President
March 27, 1901
Age 42
Passed to the Degree of Fellowcraft — Matinecock Lodge No. 806, Oyster Bay, NY
April 24, 1901
Age 42
Raised to the Sublime Degree of Master Mason — Matinecock Lodge No. 806, Oyster Bay, NY
September 14, 1901
Age 42
Became President after McKinley’s assassination
1906
Age 48
Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
January 6, 1919
Age 60
Died — Oyster Bay, New York
Adam Cuerden, via Wikimedia Commons · Public domain · Source